ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology2021
Clinical size is a poor predictor of invasion in melanoma of the lentigo maligna type.
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- Utilizing relative survival to investigate melanoma subtypes across intersectional demographics: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cohort study.Skin health and disease · 2026Article
- Dermoscopic Features and Their Association With Breslow Thickness of Facial Lentigo Maligna in Koreans: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study.The Journal of dermatology · 2025Article
- Incomplete Excision Rate for Lentigo Maligna and Associated Risk Factors.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2024Article
- Dermoscopy Relevance in Eyelid Lentigo Maligna Melanoma.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2024Article
- Overdiagnosis of Melanoma: Is It a Real Problem?Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2023Article
- Delphi Consensus Among International Experts on the Diagnosis, Management, and Surveillance for Lentigo Maligna.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2023Article
- Clinical and histopathological features of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma: a retrospective analysis in Korea.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are no well-defined clinical factors to predict the risk of occult invasion in melanoma of the lentigo maligna type (LM) before complete histopathologic analysis.
objectiveTo evaluate whether clinical size was a predictor of invasion in LM and subclinical extension.
methodsConsecutive cases of LM were recorded in a prospectively maintained database from 2006 to 2019. Patient and tumor data were recorded during initial evaluation. The LM clinical area was calculated in square millimeters (length × width). All patients were treated with staged excision.
resultsWe included 600 patients. The mean age was 65.9 years (standard deviation, 12.3; range, 27-95 years); 62.8% (n = 377) were men. The mean LM clinical area was 128.32 mm LIMITATIONS: The study was performed in a tertiary cancer center with possible referral bias and more complex cases.
conclusionsLM can present with variable clinical size, which may correlate with subclinical extension; however, the presence of invasion is not well estimated by LM clinical area.
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